The lone gunman who
killed five in an attack in Kazakh city of Almaty has been captured by
police, officials announced Tuesday.

Kazakh President
Nursultan Nazarbaev called the attacks on Monday morning a “terrorist
act” that targeted the country's police force. Three officers and
two civilians were killed in the shootout, while at least eight
others were wounded.

The head of
Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee, Vladimir Zhumakanov, said
that the alleged attacker, 26, had previously been incarcerated on
charges of robbery and possession of weapons. The suspect, named by
Zhumakanov as Ruslan Kulikbaev, adopted “radical Islam” during
this time, Radio Free Europe reported.

The shootout began
when the man tried to force his way into the Almaty Region Department
of Internal Affairs. After he was denied entry by police, he seized
an officer's gun and fled.

Nazarbaev announced
that the counter-terrorism operation in the city was over and that the
terrorism threat level had been lowered from “red” to “yellow.”
One previously apprehended suspect has been released.